A Living Room Conversation: Mark Meckler and Joan Blades, Tea Party and MoveOn
Citizen Film created a short film in collaboration with the National Writing Project, for classroom use. The film models a “better argument” between MoveOn co-founder Joan Blades and Tea Party Patriots co-founder Mark Meckler. The National Writing Project is disseminating the film to thousands of classroom teachers around the country along with prompts for reflection, dialogue and persuasive writing inspired by this short film. After viewing the film, students discuss its themes. They choose a theme to write about and their instructor guides them to craft an argument that is not only well researched, but also addresses a wide audience, including people who hold positions ideologically opposed to their own.
PROJECT TEAM
Directed, Written & Produced by Sam Ball
Co-produced by Citizen Film & WTTW – Chicago Public Media
Senior Executive Producer and Writer: Randy Bean
Executive Producer: Dan Soles
Producer: Kate Stilley Steiner
Producer, Editor & Writer: Mike Shen
Cinematographers: Sophie Constantinou, Richard Gunderman, Dana Kupper, Garland MacLaurin